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fat body development

Term Information

Accession
GO:0007503
Name
fat body development
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
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Alternate IDs
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Definition
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the fat body over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A fat body is an insect gland dorsal to the insect gut, with a function analogous to that of the vertebrate liver. It is a storage organ for fats, glycogen and protein and is a major site of intermediary metabolism. Source: ISBN:0582227089
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History
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Parents of fat body development (GO:0007503)
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fat body development [is_a relation] is_a  animal organ development (GO:0048513)
Children of fat body development (GO:0007503)
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larval fat body development (GO:0007504) [is_a relation] is_a  fat body development
adult fat body development (GO:0007505) [is_a relation] is_a  fat body development
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